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  1. naa naa

    Call me ignorant if you will, but what good is shutting down websites for a few days going to do to stop SOPA? This is a legitimate question.

    Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 16:35:47 UTC from web
    1. Solidus Sans Solidus Sans

      @leonkfox Not a lot, I'd imagine, considering it probably won't pass anyway.

      Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 16:37:25 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
      1. naa naa

        @yodelerty My inner skeptic thinks it's going to pass, I must confess :/

        Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 18:06:18 UTC from web
        1. Solidus Sans Solidus Sans

          @leonkfox Ah, you're one o' them pessimist types, eh?

          Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 18:07:37 UTC from web
    2. Crash Crash

      @leonkfox I believe it is an attestment to a) Showing how the bill might affect the community and b) How many in the public are actually against this bill. Politician's do listen to the public, believe it or not.

      Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 16:37:30 UTC from web
      1. naa naa

        @lightningcrash I guess that does make sense, a site like Wikipedia is taken for granted and used by millions of people, makes me wonder what would happen if YouTube did it...it could well kill the bill dead in its tracks if they did! Shame they didn't.

        Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 18:08:56 UTC from web
    3. Jordan Cameron Jordan Cameron

      @leonkfox Awareness mostly; anyone who hadn't already heard of the bill goign to visit any of the downed sites would know, and be able to contribute (usually be contacting their senator or representative). However, that's limited by the fact that most of the concerned parties would already be aware of the bill

      Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 16:37:37 UTC from web
    4. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

      @leonkfox The idea is to raise awareness, and get everypony annoyed enough to take action.

      Wednesday, 18-Jan-12 16:37:40 UTC from StatusNet iPhone